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When Will You Marry?, by Paul Gauguin
Contributed by: Muir
  • 1. In what year did Paul Gauguin paint 'When Will You Marry?'?
A) 1901
B) 1888
C) 1879
D) 1892
  • 2. Where did Gauguin paint 'When Will You Marry?'?
A) France
B) Martinique
C) Arles
D) Tahiti
  • 3. Which art movement is Gauguin most associated with?
A) Post-Impressionism
B) Realism
C) Impressionism
D) Cubism
  • 4. How many Tahitian women are depicted in the painting?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) One
  • 5. What flower is prominently featured behind one woman's ear?
A) Orchid
B) Tiare flower
C) Hibiscus
D) Rose
  • 6. What was the record-breaking sale price of this painting in 2015?
A) $150 million
B) $250 million
C) $400 million
D) $300 million
  • 7. Who purchased the painting for this record price?
A) MoMA
B) The Louvre
C) Qatar Museums
D) Getty Museum
  • 8. What are the two women sitting on?
A) Rocks
B) Chairs
C) A bench
D) The ground
  • 9. Which European artist was Gauguin's contemporary and correspondent?
A) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Edgar Degas
D) Claude Monet
  • 10. What artistic technique did Gauguin use for bold outlines?
A) Cloisonnism
B) Pointillism
C) Chiaroscuro
D) Sfumato
  • 11. What is the primary medium of 'When Will You Marry?'?
A) Oil on canvas
B) Tempera
C) Watercolor
D) Pastel
  • 12. Where was Gauguin born?
A) Paris, France
B) London, England
C) Amsterdam, Netherlands
D) Brussels, Belgium
  • 13. What previous career did Gauguin abandon for painting?
A) Doctor
B) Architect
C) Lawyer
D) Stockbroker
  • 14. Which art collector previously owned the painting before its 2015 sale?
A) Gertrude Stein
B) Rudolf Staechelin
C) Albert Barnes
D) Peggy Guggenheim
  • 15. What style characterizes Gauguin's Tahitian period?
A) Baroque
B) Abstract
C) Primitivism
D) Rococo
  • 16. How old was Gauguin when he painted this work?
A) 28
B) 52
C) 44
D) 35
  • 17. Where did Gauguin die?
A) France
B) Spain
C) Marquesas Islands
D) Tahiti
  • 18. Who painted 'When Will You Marry?'?
A) Paul Gauguin
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Claude Monet
D) Vincent van Gogh
  • 19. What is the background landscape in the painting?
A) Tropical with mountains
B) Urban cityscape
C) Desert
D) Snowy mountains
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